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Champion Great Neighborhoods

Goal 2: Expand and Enhance the City’s Image
Objective 2: Develop a Sense of Place
Project Performance Measure(s) City Service Team (Department)
CGN Unified Development Code (UDC) Economic Development and Capital
2.2.4 Hotel Design Standards Investment (Planning)
Summary:
Milestone Target Actual
The Arlington Hotel Design Standards were updated in Completion Complete
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2008, and outlines the specific standards related for Hotel MPC Meetings 1 Quarter 9/4/2018 9/4/2018
development. Unfortunately. the current standards have 10/30/2018 10/30/2018
become outdated and the service and facility requirements 11/27/2018 11/27/2018
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of the Unified Development Code (UDC) have resulted in MPC Meetings 2 Quarter 1/8/2019 1/8/2019
unintended consequences. Today, the Hotel industry has Hotel Stakeholder 10/12/2018 10/12/2018
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gone to a more regulated qualifier by the consideration of Meetings 1 Quarter 11/19/2018 11/19/2018
using published chain scales as a proxy for rates and quality 11/29/2018 11/29/2018
of building construction. Hotel Stakeholder 2/5/2019 2/5/2019
Meetings 2 Quarter
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The Municipal Policy Committee (MPC) set the following Present Draft Ordinance 2/5/2019 2/5/2019
goals to clarify Policy Objectives Related to Hotel to MPC
Developments: Present proposed 2/19/2019 2/19/2019
 Increase Average Daily Rates (ADR) Ordinance Amendments
 Increase Average Building Quality at City Council Work
 Encourage Redevelopment of Blighted Areas Session
Present proposed 4/3/2019 4/3/2019
Update: Ordinance Amendments
Following the City Council work session held February 19, at P&Z Work Session
2019, staff prepared the UDC amendments and P&Z Regular Session 4/17/2019 4/17/2019
commenced the process of adoption: City Council 1 Reading 4/23/2019 4/23/2019
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City Council 2 Reading 5/7/2019 5/7/2019
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 All new and existing hotels shall be classified and Adoption
based on the hotel’s chain scale rating. Hotels
without chain scale ratings are classified as
Independent Hotels.
 Existing hotels shall retain their nonconforming or
conforming status post effective date. A hotel
with a chain scale rating after June 1, 2019, which

loses brand affiliation, shall be re‐classified as a

legally nonconforming Independent Hotel.
 Existing hotels may be demolished and rebuilt to

the same or higher chain scale rating. Special
rules apply in the EDO.

The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended Based on HB2439, City amended the UDC once again in
approval of the amendments on April 17, 2019. The City September 2019, this included a few more changes to the
Council approved the amendments on May 7, 2019. Hotel Design Standards.
Ordinance No. 19‐025 took effect on June 1, 2019.

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